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TUOW3: The beginning PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sam Kahric (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gilbert Saturn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kahric comes to the cage accompanied by Juice & Mina - Pridji Mi Polako. Saturn has chosen Breaking Benjamin - Until the end as his entrance music. Both these guys are coming into the fight with injuries so let's see if that has a bearing on the fight. Gilbert Saturn has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sam Kahric!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gilbert Saturn!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kahric looks to land a left hand but Saturn moved out of range nicely.
Kahric looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Saturn scores a takedown into full mount!
Saturn throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Saturn lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Kahric hang on?
Saturn raining down shots from the mount!
Saturn has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Kahric's face.
Kahric is rocked!
Saturn lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Oh Kahric is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Saturn lands a nice shot to the head.
Saturn landing strikes, looking to finish!
Saturn has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The referee warns Kahric that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Saturn lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Kahric hang on?
Saturn landing punches.
Saturn lands a nice shot to the head.
Kahric is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee warns Kahric that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Kahric manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Saturn controlling the action here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kahric seems to have got his legs back now.
Saturn slips a nice elbow through Kahric's hands, connecting with Kahric's forehead.
Saturn throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kahric taking some punishment here, with Saturn in his half guard.
Kahric is looking to get back to full guard here but Saturn has managed to pass to side control instead.
Kahric working to try and regain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saturn lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Kahric hang on?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Saturn is landing with some decent strikes but Kahric is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Saturn looking to ground and pound but Kahric is blocking nicely.
Saturn throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Kahric because Saturn loaded up on that one.
Kahric regains half guard.
Saturn not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kahric trying to control here.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Saturn connects with a nice short shot to Kahric's temple.
Saturn missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kahric tries to roll over but Saturn keeps him under control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saturn throwing shots but Kahric is blocking nicely.
Saturn working the head and body with strikes.
Saturn trying to control from half guard but Kahric is working away.
Kahric is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Saturn's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Saturn's back!
Kahric throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Saturn turns into Kahric and is now in his guard.
Saturn postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Kahric is looking to stand up but Saturn isn't so interested in that idea.
Saturn landing with the ground and pound.
Saturn distracts Kahric with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saturn won't allow Kahric to get back to his feet.
Saturn postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Saturn throwing strikes from guard but Kahric blocks nicely.
Kahric looking to control.
Kahric utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kahric is trying to keep Saturn in close.
Kahric working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Saturn.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Saturn scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Saturn lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Saturn in particular looking to stall.
Saturn throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gilbert Saturn dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Saturn swats away the attempt to clinch by Kahric.
Saturn fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Saturn shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kahric pinned against the cage. Kahric gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Kahric doesn't manage to clinch there - Saturn circles away.
Kahric pushes Saturn away with a front kick.
Saturn shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Saturn was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Saturn sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Saturn landing strikes from the mount and Kahric is in trouble!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kahric tries to hold on but Saturn pushes him away.
Saturn with the ground and pound from mount.
Saturn lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saturn lands a big elbow.
Saturn avoids the attempt from Kahric to control.
Kahric tries to buck Saturn off but he can't manage it.
Kahric is in a horrible position here. Saturn smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Saturn in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Kahric is squirming around, avoiding Saturn's attempts to control the action.
Saturn working Kahric over with strikes here.
Kahric tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Saturn thowing shots but they're missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saturn trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Kahric working to try and regain half guard.
Saturn cracks Kahric with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Saturn is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Kahric can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Saturn landing strikes, looking to finish!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kahric takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Kahric is squirming around, avoiding Saturn's attempts to control the action.
Saturn throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Kahric blocking the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saturn trying to control but Kahric is having none of it.
Kahric avoids a series of strikes thrown by Saturn.
Saturn lands with some strikes.
Saturn landing shots from mount.
Saturn has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Kahric's face.
Saturn controlling the position easily from mount.
Kahric tries to buck Saturn off but he can't manage it.
Kahric keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Saturn content just to control the position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saturn unloads with some shots from mount but Kahric bucks and avoids them well.
Kahric manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Kahric tries to kick Saturn off but Saturn keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Saturn missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Saturn not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Saturn takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Saturn working Kahric over with strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kahric is pressing down on Saturn's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Saturn stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kahric swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Saturn throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gilbert Saturn showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Kahric throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Saturn shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Saturn showed some decent athleticism there.
Kahric is not content to let Saturn control the position.
Saturn sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kahric defending well though.
Saturn frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Saturn landing strikes from the mount.
BOOM! Saturn connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Saturn is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kahric is working to get back to half guard.
Kahric wants to hold on but Saturn pushes him away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saturn landing shots from mount.
Saturn sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Saturn avoids the attempt from Kahric to control.
Saturn working Kahric over with strikes here.
Kahric holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Saturn tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Kahric tries to hold on but Saturn postures up.
BOOM! Saturn connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Kahric really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saturn scoring with strikes but Kahric is staying in there.
Saturn lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Saturn raining down shots from the mount!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Saturn cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Saturn trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Saturn lands a big shot there that rocks Kahric but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Saturn lands a big shot there that rocks Kahric but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Saturn lands a nice shot to the head.
Kahric wants to control but Saturn is having none of it.
BOOM! Saturn connects with a massive shot to the dome!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saturn punching from mount but Kahric doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Kahric is working to get back to half guard.
Saturn trying to control but Kahric is having none of it.
The referee warns Kahric that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Saturn sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Saturn working the ground and pound effectively.
Saturn lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
BOOM! Saturn connects with a massive shot to the dome!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saturn is landing with some decent strikes but Kahric is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Kahric wants to control but Saturn is having none of it.
Gilbert Saturn has got the better of the ground game so far.
Saturn scoring with strikes but Kahric is staying in there.
Saturn landing strikes from the mount and Kahric is in trouble!
Saturn lands a heavy elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Saturn lands a nice shot to the head.
Saturn is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Saturn working Kahric over with strikes here.
Saturn has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Saturn controlling from the full mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kahric is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Sam Kahric has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Saturn working away from the top, dropping strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gilbert Saturn comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Saturn winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 24:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 24:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gilbert Saturn!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Van Friend (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samuel Paelinck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Samuel Paelinck is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Van Friend!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Samuel Paelinck!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paelinck fails with a takedown attempt.
Friend avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Friend looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Paelinck wants to improve his position but Friend is controlling well.
Paelinck kicks Friend off and gets back to his feet.
A nice combination there by Friend.
Paelinck is rocked!
It looks like Samuel Paelinck has been cut.
Paelinck has his takedown stuffed
and Friend counters with a stiff jab, followed by a cross and an uppercut! That's too much punishment for Paelinck to take - he tumbles to the cavas, blood pouring from his nose, barely conscious. That's the end of the fight! Great knockout by Friend!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Van Friend!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leo Left Hand (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leo Left Hand will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bruce Black!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Leo Left Hand!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yuuki Gou and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good leg kick by Left Hand there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Black looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Left Hand shoots in but Black avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Black scores a takedown into full mount!
Black punching from mount but Left Hand doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Black gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Black fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Left Hand sprawls well initially but Black persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Left Hand has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Black is working away from the top position though.
Left Hand is trying to keep from getting into a worse position than he's already in but Left Hand is working away and isn't letting himself get tied up.
Black will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Black passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Left Hand!
Left Hand tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Left Hand hang on?
Left Hand is trying desperately to improve position.
Black controlling the pace for now.
Left Hand tries to hold on but Black pushes him away.
Black lands with some strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Black lands with some strikes.
Left Hand is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Black lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Left Hand hang on?
Left Hand is trying to stand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Left Hand can't escape the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Left Hand regains half guard.
Black controlling the pace.
Left Hand is looking to control Black's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Left Hand avoid being mounted?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Left Hand wants to control but Black passes into side.
Left Hand is trying to control Black's posture but Black avoids it.
Left Hand is looking for a sweep.
Black lands a nice forearm strike.
Black taking a breather here.
Black has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Left Hand manages to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Left Hand wants to improve his position but Black is controlling well.
Black is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Black tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Left Hand.
Left Hand is looking to escape.
Left Hand trying to control but Black postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Black dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Left Hand shoots in and drives through. Black sprawls well.
Left Hand closes this distance looking for a takedown but Black circles away.
Left Hand shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Black pinned against the cage. Black gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Bruce Black has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leo Left Hand.
Black scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Black is trying to control the action in half guard but Left Hand is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Left Hand wants to control the action here but instead Black manages to pass to full mount!
Left Hand is wriggling around trying to escape.
Black thowing shots but they're missing.
Left Hand tries to hold on but Black postures up.
Black controlling the pace for now.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Left Hand is looking to get to half guard.
Black has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Black controlling his opponent.
Left Hand is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Black with a couple of short strikes.
Black content just to control the position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Left Hand is trying desperately to improve position.
Black content just to control the position here.
Left Hand sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Black wants to take a breather but Left Hand is having none of it.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Bruce Black.
Left Hand changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Black looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Black is looking to regain half guard here but Left Hand keeps moving and retains side control.
Black can't do much from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Left Hand tries to move into full mount but can't pass Black's legs.
Black manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Left Hand wants to improve his position but Black is controlling well.
Black controlling the pace.
Black seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Left Hand for as long as he can get away with.
Black is stalling here. Left Hand is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Black seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Left Hand has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Bruce Black.
Left Hand dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Black. That did some damage!
Left Hand clinches up against the cage.
Left Hand drags the fight down to the ground.
Left Hand trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Left Hand is looking for a triangle but Black pushes his legs off easily.
Left Hand working a defensive guard here.
Left Hand looking for a sweep. Not yet Left Hand, not yet.
Black pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Left Hand is keeping the position for now.
Black sitting in guard here, content to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Bruce Black will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Black looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bruce Black is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Left Hand changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Left Hand doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Black counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Black postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Left Hand to stand up.
A solid leg kick lands there for Left Hand.
Black drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Left Hand is looking for a sweep.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Black wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Left Hand, who protects the arm well.
Black stands up and beckons Left Hand to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Left Hand fails to land the takedown.
Black scores with a takedown into Left Hand's guard.
Black looking to sit in guard and control but Left Hand gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Left Hand trying to stand up but can't free himself from Black's guard.
Left Hand won't allow Black to get back to his feet.
Black really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Left Hand pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Black is keeping the position for now.
Black looking for a guillotine here but Left Hand defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black pulls Left Hand in close to prevent any damage.
Left Hand trying to control the position from guard on top but Black is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Black seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Left Hand accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Left Hand is posturing up here but Black has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Left Hand tries to roll out but it's too tight and Left Hand has to tap! Slick submission there by Black!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:01 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Bruce Black!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jeff Gaarlandt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Cromphout (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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145 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Brawler
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jeff Gaarlandt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kevin Cromphout!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gaarlandt drives through with a takedown into guard.
Gaarlandt really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Cromphout trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Cromphout throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Gaarlandt has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Cromphout to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Gaarlandt is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Cromphout pulls down on the head and he's put Gaarlandt to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Kevin Cromphout!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Pens Julver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Davy Mitshubishi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Pens Julver has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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145 lbs
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Brawler
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pens Julver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Davy Mitshubishi!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Julver throws a shot from downtown. Mitshubishi moves away and avoids it.
Mitshubishi doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Mitshubishi is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Julver steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Mitshubishi. That one must have hurt.
Julver throws a lazy right hand but Mitshubishi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Julver throws a jab when Mitshubishi was well out of range.
Julver fails in his attempt to clinch.
Julver throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Julver lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Julver throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Julver wants to clinch up but Mitshubishi keeps it at a distance.
Mitshubishi takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Mitshubishi looks gassed!
Julver misses with a body shot.
Julver drops Mitshubishi with a left and a right! Oh, Mitshubishi is hurt - Julver dives into side control looking to finish!
Mitshubishi is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Julver decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Mitshubishi is still on wobbly legs! Can Julver finish him?
A jab from Julver misses.
Mitshubishi will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Mitshubishi seems to have recovered his senses.
Julver scores with a nice right hand.
Julver fails in his attempt to clinch.
Julver lands with a right and another and another! Mitshubishi is in big trouble! Julver lands again and this time it's lights out for Mitshubishi! A quality knockout there for Julver.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Pens Julver!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dimitri De Visscher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hulk Junior Hogan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dimitri De Visscher could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Hulk Junior Hogan's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dimitri De Visscher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hulk Junior Hogan!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Visscher throws a head kick that misses.
De Visscher looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
De Visscher misses with a low kick.
Hogan takes the fight into the clinch.
Hogan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
De Visscher really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Hogan works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
De Visscher wants to stand but Hogan is controlling the position.
Hogan pushes down on De Visscher's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Hogan content to control rather than advance.
Let's hope that Hogan has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hogan lands strikes from half guard.
Hogan decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Hogan avoids the head kick by De Visscher.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hogan.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from De Visscher.
Hogan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hogan scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Hogan takes a little break here. De Visscher wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hogan lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
A lull in the action here.
Hogan connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused De Visscher some visible discomfort.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hogan is looking to take a break and control but De Visscher is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hogan controlling from side mount.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Hulk Junior Hogan.
De Visscher tries to clinch up but Hogan circles away and keeps his distance.
Hogan blocks a head kick by De Visscher.
De Visscher throws a head kick but Hogan moves out of range.
Hogan moves into the clinch successfully.
De Visscher stalling in the clinch but Hogan improves position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Hogan breaks the clinch.
Hogan fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hogan shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Hogan gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
De Visscher pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hogan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hogan looking to land some kicks to the body here.
De Visscher shoots in but no luck this time.
Hogan shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Hogan showed some decent athleticism there.
De Visscher tries to get to full guard but Hogan has control of the leg.
Still in half guard, Hogan seems content to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hulk Junior Hogan dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hogan shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in De Visscher's guard.
Hogan controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Hogan stands up from De Visscher's guard - Hogan perhaps looking for a knockout.
De Visscher throws a head kick but Hogan moves out of range.
Hogan is looking to clinch but De Visscher is avoiding it.
De Visscher swats away the attempt to clinch by Hogan.
Dimitri De Visscher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hogan blocks the body kick.
Hogan closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Hogan lands in his opponent's guard.
Hogan in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Visscher is looking to stand up but Hogan isn't so interested in that idea.
Hogan controlling from the top position.
Hogan gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Hogan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hogan moves in looking to clinch but De Visscher pushes him off.
De Visscher tries for a takedown but Hogan circles away easily
and Hogan counters by clinching up.
Hogan slows down the pace here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hogan wants to break free but De Visscher has control.
De Visscher wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hogan prevents De Visscher from breaking the clinch.
Hogan blocks an uppercut.
Hogan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hogan has had enough of the clinch but De Visscher keeps him there for the moment.
Hogan gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Hogan trying to control the position from guard on top but De Visscher is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
De Visscher wants to stand but Hogan is controlling the position.
De Visscher being controlled here, momentarily.
De Visscher not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Visscher looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hogan slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
De Visscher takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Hogan stands up and beckons De Visscher to his feet.
De Visscher shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than De Visscher was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hogan is trying desperately to improve position.
Hogan is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
De Visscher wants to control the pace but Hogan is squirming around nicely.
De Visscher get's back to his feet.
De Visscher throws a right and a left that both miss.
De Visscher misses with a hook
and Hogan counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hogan takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hulk Junior Hogan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
De Visscher lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hogan's sensitive parts.
De Visscher tries to clinch
and Hogan counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
De Visscher tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Hogan blocks an uppercut.
Hogan blocks the elbow strike.
De Visscher tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Hogan will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning De Visscher up against the cage.
Hogan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but De Visscher has him pressed against the cage.
Hogan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
De Visscher looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dimitri De Visscher is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice sprawl there from De Visscher as Hogan shoots in.
Hogan goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
De Visscher tries to clinch but Hogan moves out of range.
Hogan tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and De Visscher counters with a head kick.
Hogan shoots in for a takedown but De Visscher shows good takedown defense.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hogan tries to clinch but De Visscher moves out of range.
De Visscher gets a takedown into half guard.
De Visscher prevents Hogan from improving his position.
Hogan is trying to stand up here but De Visscher is controlling him well.
Hogan is staying active underneath De Visscher, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
De Visscher stops Hogan from getting back to his feet.
Hogan flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hogan moves into full guard.
Hogan looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Hogan is looking to stand up but De Visscher isn't so interested in that idea.
Hogan tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hulk Junior Hogan has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hogan manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. De Visscher manages to get himself to full guard.
Hogan is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hogan gets to his feet - De Visscher follows without any prompting.
De Visscher closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hogan counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for De Visscher!
Hogan controlling his opponent.
Hogan landing shots from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hogan controlling the position easily from mount.
Hogan with shots to the head and body - De Visscher looks very uncomfortable down there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hulk Junior Hogan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hogan winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 26:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 26:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hulk Junior Hogan!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Joeri De Visscher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kory Beach (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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18
135 lbs
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130 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
KO power |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Joeri De Visscher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kory Beach!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Visscher shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Beach as he avoids it easily.
De Visscher wants to land a leg kick but Beach is out of range.
De Visscher misses with a takedown attempt - Beach sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
De Visscher doesn't manage to clinch there - Beach circles away.
De Visscher shoots in and drives through. Beach sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joeri De Visscher. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Visscher shoots in and drives through. Beach sprawls well.
De Visscher shoots in and drives through. Beach sprawls well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beach tries a low kick but De Visscher avoids it.
De Visscher shoots in but Beach avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Beach throws a leg kick but De Visscher sees it coming and checks it nicely.
De Visscher checks a leg kick nicely.
De Visscher throws the left hand but Beach avoids the punch easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
De Visscher fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Nice takedown defense from Beach. No joy for De Visscher on that attempt.
Beach throws a leg kick but De Visscher sees it coming and moves out of range.
Beach should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
De Visscher uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Beach.
Beach looks to land a left hand but De Visscher moved out of range nicely.
De Visscher throws a head kick but Beach moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beach throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
De Visscher wants to clinch.
Joeri De Visscher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Visscher closes this distance looking for a takedown but Beach circles away.
De Visscher shoots in but no luck this time.
Kory Beach is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Beach throws a leg kick but De Visscher checks it.
De Visscher wants to slow Beach down by chopping away at his legs.
De Visscher fails with a takedown attempt.
De Visscher displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Beach throws out the jab.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Beach stuffs the takedown attempt from De Visscher. De Visscher gets slowly back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kory Beach dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
De Visscher keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Beach.
De Visscher moves in looking to clinch but Beach pushes him off.
De Visscher fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Beach keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Visscher tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Joeri De Visscher is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Beach. No joy for De Visscher on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joeri De Visscher. That's going to take a lot out of him.
De Visscher shoots in but no luck this time.
Beach is looking to chop away at De Visscher's legs.
De Visscher tries for a takedown but Beach sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
De Visscher fails to land the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Good work by De Visscher as he checks the leg kick.
Beach misses the jab.
A big left from Beach misses.
Beach stuffs the takedown attempt from De Visscher. De Visscher gets slowly back to his feet.
Beach wants to slow De Visscher down by chopping away at his legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beach keeps the fight on the outside.
De Visscher has a takedown stuffed.
De Visscher fails with the takedown.
De Visscher checks a low kick from Beach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Beach throws a leg kick that is checked
and De Visscher counters with a flying knee. Nice.
De Visscher fails in his attempt to clinch.
De Visscher shoots in but no luck this time.
Beach missing with a left hand there. De Visscher was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
De Visscher shoots in and drives through. Beach sprawls well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Beach stuffs the takedown attempt from De Visscher. De Visscher gets slowly back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Beach tries to land a leg kick but De Visscher saw it coming and moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Kory Beach will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
De Visscher drives through with a takedown into guard.
De Visscher looking to sit in guard and control but Beach gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
De Visscher not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
De Visscher throws his legs up looking for a submission but Beach uses it to pass to side control.
De Visscher tries to improve position but can't.
Beach takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beach stands up.
Beach checks a low kick from De Visscher.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Beach avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
De Visscher shoots in and drives through. Beach sprawls well.
De Visscher has a takedown stuffed.
De Visscher looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Beach is fending him off so far but De Visscher persists. Nope, Beach circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joeri De Visscher. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Beach keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Visscher shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Beach as he jumps to the side.
De Visscher fails to land the takedown.
Beach is looking to chop away at De Visscher's legs.
De Visscher will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
De Visscher has a takedown stuffed.
Beach throws a big shot that misses.
Beach is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
De Visscher uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Beach.
De Visscher tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Beach swivels and escapes.
Joeri De Visscher has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
De Visscher doesn't manage to clinch there - Beach circles away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kory Beach comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Beach winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kory Beach!
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